Human Standards

Name: Human Standards
Author: aklodhi98

by aklodhi98version 0.3.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.aklodhi98/human-standards

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Read-only Human Standards guidance for accessible, usable interface design.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Design, images & audio

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Before you install

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You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

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Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "human-standards": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@humanstandards/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add human-standards -- npx -y @humanstandards/mcp-server

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "human-standards": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@humanstandards/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "human-standards": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@humanstandards/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

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Is Human Standards safe?

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Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.3.1) reached the registry 3 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

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Human Standards

Human factors research translated into practical design standards, implementation guidance, and read-only context for AI agents.

Explore the live library · Connect the MCP server · Read Study 001

Is Human Standards useful to you? Star the project on GitHub to save it for later and help other practitioners discover it. You can also watch the repository for future releases or join the public Discussions.

Study 001 is published as an exploratory coordinator-reviewed pilot. Directed MCP access improved the automated results but did not reliably remove obvious usability and accessibility problems. The planned independent review was not completed, and the missing human outcome is reported explicitly. Read the case study and evidence.

Why Human Standards exists

Product teams have access to extensive research on cognition, ergonomics, accessibility, usability, and human-computer interaction. Turning that evidence into a concrete design decision is still difficult—and AI-assisted product work makes the gap more visible.

Human Standards is an open-source reference library designed to make that knowledge easier to inspect and apply. People can browse the guidance directly. Compatible AI tools can retrieve the same material through a local, read-only MCP server.

The project does not claim to replace user research, accessibility testing, professional judgment, or the standards and studies it cites.

What is included

Human factors guidance — Cognition, perception, emotion, decision-making, ergonomics, accessibility, and social context
Design and implementation guidance — Interaction patterns, playbooks, code examples, and design-token constraints
Research methods — Usability testing, cognitive walkthroughs, metrics, and evaluation guidance
Evidence and references — Links to the standards, publications, and source material behind the guidance
Machine-readable access — Five read-only MCP tools for search, retrieval, heuristics, and relationship-first spatial-rhythm guidance
Open evaluation — Study protocols and evidence intended for independent review and reproducible analysis

Current status

Human Standards is actively developed and should be treated as a working reference library, not a finished or universally validated standard.

The documentation library is available at humanstandards.org.
The MCP server runs locally from the published npm package, uses bundled guidance, and does not write to projects or external services.
Study 001 is published as an exploratory pilot. Its protocol deviation, automated evidence, coordinator observations, condition mapping and missing independent-review outcome are public.
Gaps, corrections, competing evidence, and well-scoped contributions are welcome.

Use the documentation library

Start with Getting Started or browse the library by topic. Every page is designed to connect principles with practical decisions, implementation guidance, and primary or established sources where available.

To run the site locally:

git clone https://github.com/aklodhi98/humanstandards.git

cd humanstandards npm ci npm run dev

Open http://localhost:4321 to view the local site.

Use the MCP server

The MCP server exposes the library to compatible AI tools through five read-only tools:

search_standards
get_standard
get_heuristic
get_all_heuristics
get_spatial_rhythm

The MCP client runs the npm package; it is not an application dependency and does not become part of the project being built:

npx --yes @humanstandards/mcp-server

Configure a compatible MCP client to run that command:

"mcpServers": { "human-standards": { "command": "npx", "args": ["--yes", "@humanstandards/mcp-server"] } } }

The server communicates over standard input/output, reads no project files, opens no network port, and uses the Human Standards snapshot bundled with its package release. See the MCP setup guide for Codex, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, source-build, and verification instructions.

Project commands

Command	Action
`npm ci`	Install the documentation-site dependencies from the lockfile
`npm run dev`	Start the local site at `localhost:4321`
`npm run build`	Build the production site to `./dist/`
`npm run check`	Build the site and validate internal links
`npm run preview`	Preview the production build locally
`npm run build --prefix human-standards-mcp`	Compile the MCP server
`npm test --prefix human-standards-mcp`	Run the MCP server tests after it has been built

Contributing

Useful contributions include:

correcting inaccurate, ambiguous, or outdated guidance;
adding stronger primary or established sources;
improving examples and implementation details;
identifying missing contexts, limitations, or accessibility considerations;
reporting defects in the website, standards index, or MCP server.

Read CONTRIBUTING.md for the contribution workflow, evidence expectations, content structure, and local checks. Questions and early ideas can start in GitHub Discussions; concrete defects belong in Issues.

Licensing and attribution

Original documentation and standards data: CC0 1.0 Universal
Software and code examples: MIT License
Third-party material: retained under its original terms and documented in THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md

Human Standards builds on work across human factors, cognitive psychology, HCI, UX, and accessibility. Source citations are included throughout the library, with broader starting points in the academic research references and standards and guidelines.

Built with Astro and Starlight. Maintained by AK Lodhi.

Human Standards

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

Common questions

Alternatives

Figma Context MCP

Claude Real Video

Figma MCP Server

README from the maker

Human Standards

Why Human Standards exists

What is included

Current status

Use the documentation library

Use the MCP server

Project commands

Contributing

Licensing and attribution